The NCAA is not even subject to title IX as they are not federally funded. So this is pure cowardice to single out less than ten athletes nationally. I'm not even sure how exactly they'll enforce this. - ThreadSky

esqueer.net • 15 days ago

The NCAA is not even subject to title IX as they are not federally funded. So this is pure cowardice to single out less than ten athletes nationally. I'm not even sure how exactly they'll enforce this.

Reposted from Chris Geidner

I can’t say this clearly enough: Fuck off, NCAA, and fuck off, NYT.

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cosmic-andrew1.bsky.social•15 days ago

It’s about NCAA getting safe harbor status, they are selling out their few trans athletes to shield themselves from litigation. Their is legislation right now to protect them, assuming it will pass now no problem

dimitridrekonja.bsky.social•15 days ago

No idea- but I feel for any athlete with a defined physique who doesn’t PERFECTLY match a MAGATs idea of what a woman looks like. They will experience all sorts of gross demands to “prove” that they are a woman 🤦🏻‍♂️

baddielynn.bsky.social•15 days ago

And there's gonna be a whole lot of racism mixed in, since American patriarchal conception of 'woman' implicitly includes 'white'.

tonybrenna.bsky.social•15 days ago

You guys promoted and championed lia Thomas.

Dont be mad because it blew up in your face

bizthenavigator.bsky.social•15 days ago

Trans people existing are not responsible for trans hate. Nice try though.

tonybrenna.bsky.social•15 days ago

Its not trans hate to think that lia Thomas should compete against Biological men and Riley Gaines should compete against Biological women.

Just as its not 13 year old hate to think that 13 year olds should not compete in the 10 year old division

nines09.bsky.social•15 days ago

So EVERYBODY is afraid? Where the fuck are the courageous souls?
American Exceptionalism?
Ha ha haha hahaaaaas
Fuck Trump.

famouslastx.bsky.social•15 days ago

At least they were stupid enough to do it before March Madness so now we can all just go ahead and tune out from their biggest money maker

bizthenavigator.bsky.social•15 days ago

It's not even cowardice, it's eager compliance. This just shows that they were waiting for any excuse to ban trans people.

lindarn.bsky.social•15 days ago

I would like you to check the guys running the organization to see if they have balls!!! I doubt it!

lindarn.bsky.social•15 days ago

Cowards

esqueer.net•15 days ago

What it means in practice is that trans athletes will just go stealth and have their lives ruined if they're ever forcibly outed like the volleyball player at SJSU.

arkenor.bsky.social•15 days ago

They'll mandate bloodtests.

smokestack.mom•15 days ago

blood tests for what exactly?

nattygo.me•15 days ago

That's what policies like this always mean for queer people.

Go stealth/into the closet and leave in fear of being found out.

cassandraoftroy.bsky.social•15 days ago

it is a blackmail and extortion racket in the making.

thisisjoylps.bsky.social•15 days ago

I am so profoundly sorry. Everything is so cruel.

phil-stone.bsky.social•15 days ago

Too bad. I used to enjoy watching the Tournament. I even baked M&M cookies w/ family team colors. It wasn't easy, or cheap to find Gold, or Navy, or Gray M&Ms. So I guess I'll be saving some money.

drbaseball.bsky.social•15 days ago

Despicable response. We will never forget this cowardice/opportunism

ladydiabolique.bsky.social•15 days ago

Fucking cowards.

cynbelterreus.bsky.social•15 days ago

Probably the same way the IOC used to...

klausdor.bsky.social•15 days ago

It’s Charlie baker right

ket.bsky.social•15 days ago

yes

dauntus.bsky.social•15 days ago

There now exists enough political cover to add this to their cruelties.

unhingedcatmom.bsky.social•15 days ago

That speed at which they complied leads me to believe they wanted to do this all along but knew it was a bad idea politically. This just gave them the permission they needed.

mistypines.bsky.social•15 days ago

Anti-trans hysteria is pure weakness.

maddieraegun.bsky.social•15 days ago

Really stuck it to those like 10 trans people playing. Great job, Charlie.

kirstimiller30.bsky.social•15 days ago

Since the IOC has created a rule for trans athletes to compete in 2003, over 81,000 people have become Olympians. Out of those 81,000, a total of 2 have been trans women & one came dead last the other came 37th out of 42!

https://www.transresearch.org.au/post/trans-women-in-sport?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR18B4ILZaX0sBSBlMW2FxRNAtwxhoio86FXmncJpVzrLIhYGFxqcjSBFUo_aem_3RhqxBmfwZ0Z9piQzaaphg

https://youtu.be/B8CzqxhZk7I?si=oMOxtVSRgv0NHPGz

chelseapaulagrace.bsky.social•15 days ago

Those with power do not care. We can yell the truth from the rooftops, but those in power who are writing anti trans statutes and legislation do not give a fuck. It is all ideology; the truth does not matter to them.

We are being used as a political distraction from the real fight: class.

miriamgrace.bsky.social•15 days ago

Well I mean that and, when you get to a certain level of evil, killing people you hate is just plain fun. Who am I to deny an oligarch his blood feast?

kylora2112.bsky.social•15 days ago

It would be like NASCAR fans panicking about Derrike Cope dominating the Cup Series because he won the Daytona 500 that one time.

kirstimiller30.bsky.social•15 days ago

There isn’t a single trans or intersex woman dominating her sport.

Even Caster Semenya, the most famous, & most successful, intersex woman athlete doesn’t “dominate” her sport. Caster has won a total of two Olympic golds medals & holds no 🌍 records.

https://youtu.be/B8CzqxhZk7I?si=CRHQAadljhQiOB-X

maraleia.bsky.social•15 days ago

Every Dem voting college student should leave their NCAA teams in protest and deny those institutions the players necessary to compete. There aren't enough MAGAt college students to fill those spots.

caffeineguru.bsky.social•15 days ago

They would punish the school with funding, not the NCAA, I assume. But the NCAA has a vested interest in schools maintaining their funding.

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